Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-04-22
WOMAN'S REALM.
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TIE DAKOTA OTTO

excellent things abcu; the Dakota edl-
tor and his wife. AS the latter person
age is quite an important, factor accord
ing to his views, we gladly give room
Tor an extract from his interesting pro-
duetion.
10 see the Dakota EDITOR in his small.
crowded Office on publication day, work
Ing eff the weekly edition en- an old
army OF Washington hand-press, as
sisted by his plucky wife, would be an
editing sight for the young college-bred
reporter on a heightened Chicago or
New York paper. Yet would these
sturdy pioneers command both his adj
miration and respect.
say these pioneers adviscdly, for
to the editors wife is due no small
share of the credit in printing and pub
fishing tle average Dakota newspaper.
She is almost as important as the edit
pr. Generally she can set type as fast
as her husband and proves an excellent
assistant in every department. OF the
paper. AS it is often impossible to hire
a compositor, the editors wife is indis-
pensable. She learns to set type rapid
~, is V intoxicated On publication
day ard draws mighty small wages.
Il have known several instances,
where the editors wife. during the ill.,
ness or unavoidable absence of her
husband, not only gathered the local
news and wrote the editorials, but also
set up every line Of type and worked
Off the 'eatife edition, aided only by a
small boy. All honor to the Dakota
editors wife!
The only "fat" thing the editor has
is on final proof notices. These in a
comparatively new county often
amount to a good income. But they
cannot last forever and when the final
proofs are all in, then the true rustling
Qualities Of the editor become apparent.
1t is root hog Or die.
The Dakota editor would rather sell
his wife's rosewood piano, Or the solid
silverservice, than omit an issue OF his
paper. During the winter months
when the roads are blocked and all
freight traffic suspended, he has been
obliged to exercise all his ingenuity IN
order not to miss IN issue, when white
paper ran short. After all the colored
paper has been used and the wrapping
paper exhausted, he has been known to
print Oh muslin rather than skip a
week.
Take him all through, you will find
him a clever fellow, a MAT of his
word and a jolly companion. a bit
rough, perhaps, but this is due to his
pioneer life and Bohemianistic tastes.
lie is equally at home on the plat
form as in the editorial chair. During
the winter months he is the soul of the
village lyceum and in church can pray
as smoothly as the parson himself
The ladies all have d kind word for
HIM and che men respect and admire
him for his sterling worth.
have met the Dakota editor in his
home at peace and when abroad on the
war-path. [ speak by the card when l
say know, admire and respect him.
l have purposely refrained from say
ing anything about him us a politician.
The fact is, we are all embryo states
men out here and each nan a speak
for himself = especially the Dakota
editor. This much | can say, he seldom
gets any fat Office himself, but general
ly does all the hard work for his friends,
who eventually forget the obligations
they are under and rarely throw HIM a
bone from their political table.
J say from my heart, God bless the
Dakota editor. He is the finger-post of
this broad territory, the guiding spirit
Of the prairie and the pioneer OF every
community. Here's to his health and
a long life!
Talk about women being llighty!
Look at bank cashiers.
Women are employed on the staff of